Brisbane on War Costs and Unrest in 1910s World View
Arthur Brisbane comments on finance and war costs, noting German and Hungarian banks closing, marks losing favor, Wall Street quiet, and steel and labor worries. He cites fears of unrest in the U S, unemployment, and debates police action while recalling history from a rooted newspaper tone.
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The
King Feature Syndicate, Inc
Arthur Brisbane
America
Globe
Brisbane
Germany
London
Belgium
Pangborn and Herndon Plan Another World Flight Try
Pilot Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon Jr. narrowly escaped disaster at Roosevelt Field as their Bellanca ran into a 20 foot embankment after a one mile run. The aircraft, loaded with 830 gallons of fuel, lifted safely after a burst of gasoline leaked from tanks. Pangborn said they would retry this afternoon or tonight at Field No 1 or from Barren Island. The sky was clear and a light breeze blew as they prepared again.
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Roosevelt Field
L. A
Clyde Pangborn
Hugh Herndon, Jr
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
Bellanca
Roosevelt Field No. 2
Field No. 1
Pangborn
Latacunga Earthquake Devastates Ecuador City
A sharp quake nearly destroyed Latacunga 50 miles south of Quito. Many feared dead as government and rescue teams rushed to aid. President Ayora planned to visit the quake zone. Thousands homeless. tremors linked to nearby Cotopaxi volcano.
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Quito
Ecuador
U.P
Latacunga
Isidro Ayora
Cotopaxi
Leon
Guito
Republic
Governors in Row Rangers Placed on Job
The Battle of Red River saw Oklahoma and Texas governors clash over a federal court order on free and toll bridges. Oklahoma opened the free spans and closed toll approaches, while Texas Rangers blocked traffic on the Denison bridge. both sides closed their bridges, forcing travelers to detour about 12 miles to reach a free span.
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Oklahoma
Texas
Texas Rangers
Wiliam H. Murray
Division Highway
Denison
Tex
Durant
Terral
Okla
Ringgold
Gainesville
Marietta
Texas Highway Commission
Ross Sterling
Denison Bridge
Texas Highway
Adj
W. W. Sterling
Sterling
Here
Weather forecast and ads for Amarillo area
The forecast warns of possible showers tonight and Saturday with cooler trends in Amarillo and west Texas. Unsettled conditions in New Mexico with scattered showers and thundershowers likely north central. Readings show 69 today and 87 in the afternoon. Berry's rug cleaning advertises 905 W. 10th.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Panhandle
New Mexico
Northcentral
Inunction For Cities Service In Kansas
A Shawnee County District Court issued a temporary injunction preventing Carl Newcomer the state securities commissioner from enforcing the July 2 suspension of Cities Service stock sales in Kansas. Attorney General Roland Boynton will appeal to the Kansas Supreme Court.
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Peka
Kan
U.P
Carl Newcomer
Kansas
Shawnee County
Roland Boynton
Kansas Supreme Court
Henry L. Doherty
Newcomer
Cities Service
Boynton
The
Securities Commission
Amarillo Delegation Attends Tulia Birthday Fest
About 40 Amarilloans travel by car to Tulia for Swisher County’s 40th anniversary celebration. A one day event features shows games races talks and concessions with the Amarillo group planning to return home late afternoon.
U. S. and England Split Davis Cup Openers in Paris
At Roland Garros Stadium in Paris on July 17, Frank Shields defeated Fred Perry 10-8 6-4 6-2 to level the series after Henry W. Austin beat Sydney Wood Jr. 2-6 6-0 8-6 7-5.
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Roland Garros
Paris
America
England
Frank Shields
Fred Perry
Henry W. Austin
Sydney Wood, Jr
Hungarian Fliers Receive Ten Thousand Dollar Prize
Captains Alexander Magyar and George Endres who flew the monoplane Justice for Hungary across the Atlantic are to receive the Lord Rothschild prize of 10 000 dollars. A British publisher sent congratulations from Baden-Baden and arranged payment of the prize. The fliers said Lindbergh's example spurred their hop to Hungary and thanked Americans and Hungarians who supported them.
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Vienna
Alexander Magyar
George Endres
Justice
Hungary
Atlantic
Lord Rothbie
Baden-Baden
United States
Fall Awaits Prison Report On New Mexico Penitentiary
Albert B. Fall awaits a report on living conditions at the Santa Fe penitentiary where he will serve a year and a day after his bribery conviction as secretary of the interior. Dr. J. H. Gambrell, his physician, visited the prison quarters and said he did so out of personal interest.
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EL Paso
Albert B. Fall
New Mexico Penitentiary
J. H. Gambrell
Albuquerque
N. M
Santa Fe
Gambrell
New Mexico Lawmakers Seek Fall Pardon Urged by Walton
Silver City July 17 district attorney W B Walton and a New Mexico legislature petition ask President Hoover to pardon Albert B Fall. Walton argues justice has been satisfied by Fall's suffering bankruptcy obloquy and illness.
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Silver City
N. M
W. B. Walton
65Th Congress
Hoover
New Mexico
Albert B. Fall
Walton
Rains Bring Cooling Hope Across Middlewest States
The Associated Press reports a heat wave relief begins as rains move from the Northwest toward Illinois Indiana and Ohio. North Dakota and Minnesota dip from 100 degree heat while Iowa Nebraska Kansas Missouri and southern Illinois expect cooling showers. Chicago sees a 96 degree high and a lake breeze drops temperatures. Mortality from the current heat was much lower than last month’s 1200 death toll.
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Associated Press
Northwest
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
North Dakota
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Pacific Coast
Middlewest
Chicago
Post Gatty Rest Before World Tour Start
New York July 17 Wiley Post and Harold Gatty, record holders, rested in prep for departure for Schenectady late today on the first leg of a national air tour by NBC. The pair will leave Floyd Bennett airport aboard the Winnie Mae.
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New York
U.P
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
Schenectady
National Broadcasting Company
Floyd Bennett Airport
Winnie Mae
Jail Canadian Farmer Charged In Liquor Bond Default
A. B. Cox, 50, a truck farmer from near Canadian, is jailed in Potter County in default of a $500 bond. He is bound over to await the grand jury on a charge of violating the national prohibition law.
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A. B. Cox
Canadian
Potter County
Texas Oil Probe Procedure Under Texas House Discussion
The Texas House debated how to run an oil industry inquiry to start immediately and run eight days. A plan would have Speaker Fred H. Minor preside on questions and evidence admissibility, with members subpoenaing witnesses. Decision postponed to this afternoon as rules suspension may be needed.
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Austin
U.e
Texas House of Representatives
Fred H. Minor
Denton
House
Boosters Plan Hard-Surface Route on Route 66
A two-state good roads delegation headed by Charles H. Tompkins of El Reno Oklahoma met Amarillo officials and Potter County commissioners to push a hard-surface road from Oklahoma City to Flagstaff Arizona. Other members included R A Singletary Roy H Smith and Fay Guthrie. After lunch the group planned to visit Tucumcari and Vega.
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Oklahoma City
Flagstaff
Ariz
Amarillo
Baltimore and Ohio Approved to Acquire Chicago and Alton Properties
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized the Baltimore and Ohio to acquire properties of the bankrupt Chicago and Alton railroad. The move creates the Alton Railroad Company to issue up to 25 million dollars of common stock, 250000 shares at 100 dollars par each.
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Washington
U.P
Interstate Commerce Commission
Baltimore and Ohio
Chicago and Alton Railroad
Alton Railroad Company
Armory Robbed Of Eight Revolvers In City Burglaries
Two burglaries were reported Friday. Eight automatic revolvers were stolen from the National Guard armory on Polk Street near Second Avenue. At Helpy-Selly Grocery No 1 at 606 B North Fillmore Street only a small amount of cookies and chewing gum was taken. Police said the burglars appeared to be children and 'helped' themselves to a piece of watermelon before departing.
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National Guard
Polk Street
Second Avenue
Chest Directors To Meet Monday Evening
Directors of the Community Chest will meet Monday night in the chamber of commerce rooms at 7 30 oclock. In addition to the directors, representatives of welfare societies participating in the Chest funds will attend.
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Community Chest
Chamber of Commerce
Fred DeCoster
Slay Couple Return From California Vacation
Mr and Mrs Roy L Slay of North 8 Griggs Son have returned from a two weeks overland trip to California They were joined by G D Cooper of Fort Worth and Miss Bernice Cheer of Emporia Kas
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Roy L. Slay
N. 8
Griggs & Son
California
G. D. Cooper
Fort Worth
Bernice Cheer
Emporia, Kas
France Eases Up on Demands and Reds Riot Before Paris Meet
American officials press in on European talks as Stimson and Gibson participate in Paris and London meetings on the Young Plan. Berlin reports calm after Reichstag vote against extra session while Ruhr endures overnight Communist riots.
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France
Paris
Associated Press
Stimson
Hugh
Gibson
London
Germany
Bruening
Curtius
Berlin
Reichstag
Ruhr
Rate Revision Orders Lower Western Livestock Freight
Washington July 17 The today ordered revision of freight rates in the West on livestock reductions from old rates. New rates base on mileage of hauls for cattle calves hogs sheep and goats set minimum carload weights and fixed terminal charges. Cattle hogs sheep and goats in double decked cars start at 11 cents per hundred rising 1 cent per 10 miles up to 100 miles and beyond. Calves and hogs in single decked cars minimum 12.5 cents and sheep and goats in single decked cars 14 cents.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
West
Western Trunk Line
Southwestern
Wheat Gifts Help Amarillo Chest Reach 1095 Bushels
Community Chest wheat drive in Amarillo nears a 5000 bushel goal to mill 8000 sacks for free winter aid. Donors urged to give wheat not cash. Great West Mill & Elevator offers milling and storage at no cost. Donors urged to deliver to mill or call Mason King at the Chamber.
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Amarillo
Great West Mill & Elevator Company
Fred DeCoster
Great West Mill
Mason King
Chamber of Commerce
Leland Abbott
N. B. Armstrong
French Offer to Lighten Demands in Germany Talks
France proposed easing political preconditions on Germany tied to support for an international loan to aid German reconstruction. Pierre Laval told a three-nation meeting that France would not demand the Austro German customs union or halt the pocket battleship project as a condition.
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Paris
France
Germany
Reich
Pierre Laval
America
Great Britain
Bridge Games Lead To Wife Exchange Plan Celebration
George B. Spotswood and F. L. Stevens announce a family dinner in Pomona to celebrate their mutual exchange of wives. The couples, who had divorced in Las Vegas, plan to dine with their children Doris 10 Billie 9 Dale 19 Thelma 7 and live together again.
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Cal
George B. Spotswood
F. L. Stevens
Spotswoods
Canada
Doris
Billie
Stevenses
Dale
Thelma
Spotswood
Stevens
Las Vegas
Nev
L N chief warns rate hike could hurt national economy
W R Cole president of the Louisville and Nashville Railway told the Interstate Commerce Commission that a 15 percent rate increase by rail carriers threatens the financial and industrial structure of the nation. He cited southern earnings at 1.36 times fixed charges in 1930 and noted bond-eligibility rules require 1.50 times charges.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
W. R. Cole
Cole
Louisville and Nashville Railway
Southern
Farmers See Ray of Hope in Wheat Market Revival
Kansas City reports rising futures and cash prices across markets, with Kansas City showing strength as new crop movement begins. Creditors discuss informal debt moratorium to allow farmers to hold crops, and anticipated freight rate cuts on August 1 could lift prices. A psychological shift fuels farmers to wait for market recovery.
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Kansas City
U.P
Southwest
Three Itinerants Die In Kansas Train Wreck Near Tribune
Missouri Pacific officials report three unidentified itinerants killed and three others injured when a passenger train struck sleeping cars near Tribune Kansas. The impact derailed the locomotive but caused only mild passenger shakings.
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Kansas City
U.P
Missouri Pacific Railway
Tribune
Kansas
Carolina Street paving set to begin next Monday
Work will start Monday on paving Carolina Street from Line Avenue to the Rock Island right of way. The project awarded to JohnS McKnight. Excavation is underway for West Twelfth Avenue from Western to Hillcrest with Gober and Thompson holding the contract. Practically all work on the Country Club District improvement program is done, covering about five miles of streets and avenues.
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Carolina Street
Johns. McKnight
Line Avenue
Rock Island
Twelfth Avenue
Hillcrest
Gober & Thompson
Country Club District
Runaway Girls Found Near McLean
Two Amarillo girls under 15 who ran away Thursday afternoon were located in McLean by Amarillo police. One parent left Friday morning to bring the girls home.
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Amarillo
McLean
Murray threatens to use national guard in toll bridge dispute
Governor Murray of Oklahoma said he could call out the national guard if arrests are attempted of state highway employees tearing up road approaches to a toll bridge over the Red River at Denison Texas Rangers block the area as the dispute escalates.
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Oklahoma City
Murray
Oklahoma
National Guard
Red River
Denison
Texas Rangers
Return Man Here Charged With Car Theft
A. M. Shaw using six aliases including Walter Walker Warren faced justice court on theft by bailee charges and was bound over to the Potter County grand jury on a $2500 bond. Police report he rented a car from a drive yourself firm and did not return it while in custody under multiple names.
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A. M. Shaw
Justice Court
Potter County
Shaw
Colorado Springs
Walter Walker Warren
Thompson
A. W. Beck
Luther Ramsey
Walter Scott
L. C. Howard
Texas oil men seek foreign oil embargo petition
President Hoover received a petition from the Independent Petroleum Association of Texas asking a temporary embargo on foreign oil. The petition was sent to the interior department to be considered among about fifty similar requests from other U S producing groups over the past year.
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Washington
Hoover
Independent Petroleum Association of Texas
Interior Department
United States
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